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From top left clockwise: RNs from
four continents
join G-20 summit
protesters in
Cannes, France;
Nurses rally for
a tax on Wall Street
in Washington,
D.C.; NNU RN leaders with colleagues
from Australia
and South Korea
march before the
G-20 summit
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W W W. N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G
he global economy is
deathly ill, and registered
nurses all over the world
are stepping up with the
first dose of the cure: a
small sales tax on trades
of stocks, bonds, and
other financial instruments that, here in the United States, would
raise $350 billion a year to help rebuild the
country's economic and social infrastructure.
Other world leaders, such as President Sarkozy
of France and Chancellor Merkel of Germany,
are seriously considering such a sales tax for
European markets and the global movement
for a "Robin Hood tax" seems to be gaining
momentum.
To support and increase awareness for a
financial transaction tax (FTT) on Wall
Street, National Nurses United joined nurses
from four continents on Nov. 3 in a global day
of action. In Cannes, France, NNU nurses
joined with their Australian, Irish, and Korean counterparts as well as international labor
organizations to tell world leaders attending
the G-20 summit that time is running out and
a global finance tax is needed immediately to
restore economies, governments, and the
livelihoods of millions of struggling people. In
addition to a press conference held with Public Services International, the International
Trade Union Confederation, and Oxfam
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